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UNITED STATES v. SINN

No. 79-1346.

622 F.2d 415 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David John SINN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 19, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter M. Brown, Brown, Baron, Madden & Alle, Beverly Hills, Cal., on brief, for defendant-appellant.

Andrea Sheridan Ordin, U. S. Atty., Steven Kramer, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., on brief, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KENNEDY and HUG, Circuit Judges, and SMITH, District Judge.

RUSSELL E. SMITH, District Judge.

Appellant was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)) and of knowingly importing cocaine (21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 960(a)(1)).

Appellant was apprehended at the Los Angeles airport following a flight from Ecuador and was found carrying a camera case in which was concealed 419.3 grams of cocaine, 73% pure. The only defense was that defendant did not know that the cocaine...

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